backhandedadjective
uk/ˌbækˈhæn.dɪd/us/ˌbækˈhæn.dɪd/A backhanded remark seems pleasant but may really be a criticism or mean something unkind:
a backhanded compliment
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acidly
- backbite
- backbiting
- barbaric
- barbarism
- bilious
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- hard-hearted
- have a heart of stone idiom
- have a sharp tongue idiom
- insensible
- malign
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadism
- sadist
- savagery
- waspish
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